Both Naomi and Ruth had an interest in this land during their lives, but he mentions only Naomi, partly because all was done by her direction, to which Ruth wholly submitted herself; and partly lest the mention of Ruth should raise a suspicion of the necessity of his marrying Ruth, before he had given his answer to the first proposition. Selleth a parcel of land; which she might do because of her poverty, Leviticus 25:25.
Verse Ruth 4:3. _NAOMI - SELLETH A PARCEL OF LAND_] She was reduced to want; the immediate inheritors were extinct, and it was now open for the next heir to purchase the land, and thus preserve the in...
According to the law Leviticus 25:25, if any Israelite, through poverty, would sell his possession, the next of kin (the גאל _gā'al_) had a right to redeem it by paying the value of the number of yea...
CHAPTER 4 THE REDEMPTION AND MARRIAGE _ 1. The other kinsman (Ruth 4:1)_ 2. His refusal (Ruth 4:6) 3. Boaz's redemption (Ruth 4:9) 4. The marriage (R
RUTH 4. RUTH'S MARRIAGE. Ruth 4:1. Instead of such an one! Boaz called the person's actual name, which the narrator either does not know or does not see any need for bringing into the story. Ruth 4:2...
COUNTRY. fields. A PARCEL OF LAND. the parcel of the field....
_selleth_ The tense is perfect, and implies _is resolved to sell_; the sale does not take place till Ruth 4:9. Cf. Genesis 23:11; Genesis 23:13, for the same idiomatic use of the perfect. Naomi came i...
Ruth Marries Boaz Ruth 4:1-22 _Boaz Redeems the Inheritance Ruth 4:1-8_ Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there: and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom he said,...
_AND HE SAID UNTO THE KINSMAN, NAOMI, THAT IS COME AGAIN OUT OF THE COUNTRY OF MOAB, SELLETH A PARCEL OF LAND, WHICH WAS OUR BROTHER ELIMELECH'S:_ Naomi ... selleth a parcel - i:e., entertains the id...
THE MARRIAGE OF BOAZ AND RUTH. THE BIRTH OF THEIR CHILD 1. Boaz WENT UP from the threshing floor to the open space by the city-gate, where the business he had in hand would have to be done, where, to...
THERE IS A *REDEEMER BOOK OF RUTH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are notes on the Bible text. CHAPTER 4 V1 Boaz went to the gate of the town and he sat down there. Then the other *redeemer...
NAOMI SELLETH... — Rather, _the portion of land, which belonged to our brother Elimelech. has Naomi sold._ The present tense of the English Version seems to suggest that the sale is taking place at th...
וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לַ † גֹּאֵ֔ל חֶלְקַת֙ הַ...
THE MARRIAGE AT THE GATE Ruth 4:1 A SIMPLE ceremony of Oriental life brings to a climax the history which itself closes in sweet music the stormy drama of the Book of Judges. With all the literary sk...
IN THE LINE OF DAVID'S ANCESTRY Ruth 4:1 We are admitted here to a graphic picture of the old world. Men's memories were longer and stronger than ours: and what was done publicly in the Gate, the pla...
The nobility and faithfulness of Boaz are clearly manifested in this story. It is hardly possible to read this Book without being convinced that Boaz had already found himself in love with Ruth, which...
Will sell. Some Latin copies read, "sells, or has sold." But the sequel shews that she was only now disposed to do it. But what right had Noemi or Ruth to the land, since women could not inherit? The...
And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's: (4) And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy it bef...
FROM: LECTURES INTRODUCTORY TO THE EARLIER HISTORICAL BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. W. Kelly. That the book of Ruth stands most fitly in the place where it is actually found must have been felt by the...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 4. The Book of Ruth tells us also of the days of the judges, when there was no king in Israel; but it shews us the fair side of those days, in the o...
AND HE SAID UNTO THE KINSMAN,.... That is, Boaz said to the kinsman he called to, and who sat down by him before the ten elders that were present: NAOMI, THAT IS COME AGAIN OUT OF THE LAND OF MOAB, S...
And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which [was] our brother Elimelech's: Ver. 3. _And he said unto the kinsman._] Without a p...
_Naomi_ Both Naomi and Ruth had an interest in this land during their lives, but he mentions only Naomi, because all was done by her direction; lest the mention of Ruth should raise a suspicion of the...
1 Boaz calleth into iudgment the next kinseman. 6 He refuseth the redemption according to the maner in Israel. 9 Boaz buyeth the inheritance. 11 He marrieth Ruth. 13 She beareth Obed the grandfath...
And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land which was our brother Elimelech's, she had disposed of this piece of land, the family inher...
THE NEARER RELATIVE DECLINES TO ACT...
THE FAITHFULNESS AND GRACE OF BOAZ (vv. 1-12) The same morning Boaz went to the gate of the city, the place of judgment, sitting there until the close relative of whom he spoke came by(v. 1).At the...
1-8 This matter depended on the laws given by Moses about inheritances, and doubtless the whole was settled in the regular and legal manner. This kinsman, when he heard the conditions of the bargain,...
Ruth 4:3 said H559 (H8799) relative H1350 (H8802) Naomi H5281 back H7725 (H8804) country H7704 Moab...
‘ And he said to the near kinsman, “Naomi, who is come again out of the country of Moab, is selling the parcel of land, which was our brother Elimelech's.” Then Boaz explained his purpose. He explaine...
RUTH 1-4 The Book of Ruth is a love-story told in four Chapter s. It gives us a glimpse of everyday life in Bethlehem; in home and in harvest-field, in its general gossip and its law-suits, more than...
CONTENTS: Ruth finds reward in her marriage to Boaz. CHARACTERS: God, Boaz, Ruth, Naomi, kinsman, Obed. CONCLUSION: Fair and square dealings in all matters of contract and business is what all those...
Ruth 4:1. _The gate:_ the place of justice. Job 29; Genesis 19. Ten men judged and attested the fairness of the price until the jubilee. Such sales being open, were freer from disputes. Boaz took ten...
_Then went Boaz up to the gate._ FRIENDS IN COUNCIL I. this is how business should be attended to. 1. Speedily. 2. Expeditiously. 3. Righteously. II. this is how difficult affairs should be sett...
RUTH—NOTE ON RUTH 4:1 Scene 4: Boaz Arranges Redemption at the Gate. Both verb and noun forms of “redeem” occur throughout this scene (compare Ruth 2:20;...
RUTH—NOTE ON RUTH 4:3 Redemption is referred to here in terms of buying and SELLING (vv. Ruth 4:4, Ruth 4:5,...
CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— Ruth 4:1. THEN WENT BOAZ UP. Bethlehem situated on a hill, while the cornfields and threshing floor would be in the valley below [cf. on Ruth 2:4, p. 101, also p. 6.] T...
EXPOSITION RUTH 4:1 AND BOAZ WENT UP, TO THE GATE, AND SAT THERE. He "went up," for the city stood, as it still stands, on a ridge (see on Ruth 1:1; Ruth 3:6). "And sat there," on one of the stones,...
So when Boaz rose up he went to the gate of the city, he sat down there: and, behold, the kinsman of which he was speaking came by, and he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And so he tu...
Proverbs 13:10; Psalms 112:5...
Naomi — Both Naomi and Ruth had an interest in this land during their lives, but he mentions only Naomi, because all was done by her direction; lest the mention of Ruth should raise a suspicion of the...
Isn’t the arrangement between Boaz and Ruth contrary to the law of the Levirate marriage? PROBLEM: Deuteronomy 25:5-10 delineates what is known as the law of the levirate marriage. If a man dies and l...